anterior scalene muscle n. A muscle with origin from the anterior tubercles of the transverse processes of the third to the sixth cervical vertebrae, with insertion into the scalene tubercle of the first rib, with nerve supply from the cervical plexus, and whose action raises the first rib.

anterior serratus muscle anterior serratus muscle anterior ser·ra·tus muscle (sə-rā’təs) n. A muscle with origin from the center of the lateral aspect of the first eight to nine ribs, with insertion to the superior and inferior angles and the intervening medial margin of the scapula, with nerve supply from the long thoracic nerve from the […]

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